Guided Pathways at PCC Chris Brooks, Ph.D. History Faculty, Sylvania Jamee Kristen, Ph.D. Sociology Faculty, Rock Creek
Guided Pathways: Overview of the Work • Guided Pathways Team ▫ 3 co-chairs – Jamee, Chris, Jessica Howard ▫ 22 people ● 1 Campus President - Jessica ● 2 Division Deans – Sarah Tillery and Janeen Hull ● 18 Faculty (15 LDC, 3 CTE) ● Jason Pinkal, Advising Redesign • Program mapping now • Clusters / Meta-Majors next
Program Mapping • SACs with corresponding PSU major(s) are developing program maps for students transferring to PSU • Based on associates degree and PSU major requirements • Goal: program maps due by May 6
Clusters / Meta-Majors • Lots of terms: advising pathways, areas of study, communities of study, etc. all mean the same thing! • Goals: ▫ Identify principles to guide the development of clusters in May ▫ Develop clusters by December
Examples • Career clusters (e.g. health sciences, architecture & construction, human services, information technology) • PSU advising pathways (curricular) ▫ Society & Identity ▫ Urban, Public & Global affairs ▫ Business ▫ Language, Culture & Meaning ▫ Design, Creativity & Performance ▫ Health Science & the Earth ▫ Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics
More Examples • Amarillo CC Communities ▫ Business ▫ CIS ▫ Creative Arts ▫ Education ▫ Health Services ▫ Industry ▫ Liberal Arts ▫ Public Service ▫ STEM
More Examples Valencia CC Areas of Study ● General Studies (Transfer) ● Hospitality & Culinary ● Arts & Entertainment ● Information Technology ● Business ● Plant Sciences & Agricultural ● Communications Technology ● Education ● Public Safety & Paralegal ● Engineering & Technology Studies ● Health Sciences & Nursing ● Science & Mathematics ● Social Sciences
Open Questions Givens: CTE & LDC integration, alignment with employment sectors • How do we identify curricular commonalities? • Where do Gen Ed disciplines fit? • Can one discipline be part of more than one cluster? • How can we combine career and curricular themes? • How do we engage faculty? • Other stakeholders – students!
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